Table 1. Composition of basal diets for phase I and II (as-fed basis)

Items Phase I (grower) Phase II (finisher)
Ingredient (%) 100.00 100.00
 Corn (7.2%) 62.83 62.66
 Soft wheat (11.5%) - 11.00
 Soybean meal (45%) 28.35 19.72
 Animal fat 3.07 1.84
 Molasses 3.00 3.00
 Mono-dicalcium phosphate 0.62 0.27
 Lime stone 1.04 0.86
 Salt 0.30 0.30
 L-Lysine (98%) 0.25 0.02
 DL-Methionine (98%) 0.06 -
 L-Tryptophan (20%) 0.15 -
 Choline-chloride (50%) 0.05 0.05
 Phytase 0.05 0.05
 Vitamin-mineral premix1) 0.23 0.23
Calculated chemical composition
 Metabolizable energy (kcal/kg) 3,300.00 3,300.00
 Crude protein (%) 18.00 15.00
 Total calcium (%) 0.59 0.45
 Total phosphorus (%) 0.50 0.41
 SID Lysine (%) 0.89 0.66
 SID Methionine (%) 0.34 0.25
 SID Methionine + Cysteine (%) 0.65 0.53
 SID Tryptophan (%) 0.19 0.13
The vitamin-mineral premix provided the following quantities of vitamins and minerals per kilogram of diets: vitamin A, 10,000 IU; vitamin D3, 2,000 IU; vitamin E, 250 IU; vitamin K3, 0.5 mg; vitamin B1, 0.49 mg as mononitrate; thiamin, 0.49 mg as thiamin mononitrate; riboflavin, 1.50 mg; pyridoxine, 1 mg as pyridoxine hydrochloride; vitamin B12, 0.01 mg; niacin, 10 mg as nicotinic acid; pantothenic acid, 5 mg as calcium pantothenate; folic acid, 1 mg; biotin as d-biotin, 0.1 mg; choline, 125 mg as choline-chloride; Mn, 60 mg as manganese sulfate; Zn, 75 mg as zinc sulfate; Fe, 20 mg as ferrous sulfate; Cu, 3 mg as cupric sulfate; I, 1.25 mg as calcium iodate; Co, 0.5 mg as cobaltous carbonate; and Mg, 10 mg as magnesium oxide.